Lug.



J P. WILSON.

LUG;

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I6, 1915 Patented Sopt. 10, 1918,

J PEARL WILSON, OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

LUG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed September 16, 1915. Serial No. 51,087.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J PEARL WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lugs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in lugs, which are used in thehandling of slats of crates, or the sides, bottoms and tops of boxes,and it consists of a special form of chain-link in combination with alug of Various constructions, the desideratum being to provide foradjustment to get any dimension required with absolute accuracy, and ina very short time.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a view of one form of lug inwhich the adjusting bar and lug are integral;

Figs. 2 and 3 are modifications; and

Figs. 4. and 5 are views of an open and closed lug respectively.

In Fig. 1, A represents a bar having an elongated longitudinal slot 4 ofsuitable length, at least an inch, and on one end an integral lug 1 isformed.

C is the chain, the two side-plates B, B, of which are extended andprovided with holes 2, 2, to receive bolts 3, 3, which pass therethroughand through the slot 4.

By loosening the nuts on these bolts, and sliding the bar to the rightor to the left, it is capable of adjustment to the required dimensionsof the stock being used in f0rming the crate or box. In Fig. 2, insteadof using two bolts, a single rivet or pin 5 is employed to secure thethreaded bolt 6 thereto. and the lug 7 in this form of construction hasa hole 8 therethrough to receive the bolt 6, andlock-nuts 9 and 10 oneither side thereof are employed for adjusting and securing the lugs 7at the required position on the bolt 6.

In the form shown in Fig. 3, the bar 11 has a slot 12, and the bolts 13,13, in the side plates are employed for adjusting the bar. as in Fig. 1.The outer end of the bar has a screw-thread Li and receives the lug 15thereon, and a nut 16 screwed on the threaded end holds the lu againstthe shoulder 17 of the bar an securely in place.

While various forms of lugs might be employed, two only are shown,namely as shown at 18 in Fig. 4, and 19 in Fig. 5, the former beingknown as an open lug, and the other as a closed lug.

Also other slight changes might be resorted to in the form andarrangement of the several parts described without departure from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limitedto the exact constructions herein set forth. For instance, this samedevice is applicable to the construction of wire-bound barrel webs, inwhich the staves are fed for the manufacture of the barrel just as theslats would be in the manufacture of a crate.

I claim:

1. The combination with a chain, certain links of which are extended andhave holes therein to receive at least one bolt, a bar received directlyover the links and connected with the plates by means of the bolt, and alug carried by the bar adjustable toward and away from the bolt.

2. '1 he combination with a chain, the side links of which are adaptedto extend above the surface of the inside links, said side links beingprovided with holes to receive bolts, a bar received between theextended links directly above the inside links and adjustably heldtherein by the bolts, and a lug carried at one end of the bar adjustabletoward and away from the bolts.

3. The combination with a chain, the side links of which are adapted toextend above the surface of the inside links, said side links beingprovided with holes to receive bolts, a bar received directly over theinside links having an elongated slot received between the extendedlinks and adjustably held therein by the bolts passing through theelongated slot, and a lug carried by said bar.

4. A carrier chain consisting of side links and inside links, the sidelinks adapted to extend above the surface of the inside links, said sidelinks being provided With holes to receive bolts, a bar slot thereinreceived having an elongated between the extended links and directlyabove the surface of the inside links, the length 5 being equal to thedista between any two sets 0 of said bar and slot nce between the holesf extended side links whereby the bar can be adjusted with relationthereto, and a lug carried at one end of the bar adjustable toward andaway from the bolts.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

J PEARL WILSON.

